Chapter 9: Breakout

Instead of immediately counterattacking, he tried to change the ship's attitude and use the thrust of the engine to the maximum extent to push the ship to three speeds. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Acceleration fluid also does not fully compensate for the physical discomfort caused by overload. Liao Fan's world turned blood-red. The body was pressed against the seat and could not move. Fortunately, he had been prepared, the ship's course had already been set, and the assault ship continued to move forward according to the pre-arranged route.

You can't fight back in order to reduce the chance of exposure. The enemy knew the approximate location of the assault ship, but did not have precise coordinates, which is why he was able to dodge the blow at first. If you shoot back at the enemy indiscriminately, and you can't hit the opponent, your precise position will be exposed in front of the enemy's eyes, which is equivalent to sending your neck to the enemy's knife edge.

The assault ship continued to draw a complex and mysterious trajectory in the void, and the friendly forces that followed up prepared for battle in advance, and the light and shadow in the void changed for a while.

The enemy is an expert, an elite, and only a few attack. The vast majority of enemy ships were hidden in the form of black shadows. The evasion route of the assault ship was carefully selected by Liao Fan, and in addition to attracting a lot of firepower back and forth, the actual distance between them and the enemy was not shortened, but the follow-up friendly forces were in a position to overtake the two ships at any time.

It's not that Liao Fan is cheating, but to survive on the battlefield, in addition to being witty and brave and having superhuman luck, it is also important to know the rules. Veterans are never the reckless men who only know how to dash, and once they have completed the task of attracting enemy firepower, they will find a way to survive, and they will often be able to save themselves while completing the mission.

He knew the folly of rushing into the enemy line alone, and deliberately slowed down the speed of his attack and waited for the next four Viking-class ships to follow.

Unlike the railgun's scarlet, bright white beams of light and a trailing orange trail of the ship's reguided ship crossed the void and crashed into the reinforcements of friendly forces. The Tempest-class fighters that could not dodge turned into gas as the pillar of light passed through and quietly disappeared into the world. The re-guided is intercepted and explodes into an artificial supernova in the dark universe.

Here's your chance. He controls a two-ship formation, with 8 railguns and 4 laser guns firing in a salvo.

A phenomenon similar to an aurora appeared on the defensive magnetic field, and a corner of the void was illuminated. The blow, which combined all the firepower of the two ships, was actually withstood by the defensive magnetic field of a single ship. Not to be surprised, Liao Fan commanded the two-plane formation to continue to maneuver and transfer, he didn't want to become a target ship.

The Eagle-class cruiser, the aggressive image of the main battleship of the Empire, appeared in the illuminated area, and disappeared into the darkness as the light faded.

"Cruiser! How can this be, it's not easy to fight! ”

There was a wail in the communication loop.

The Viking 5 ship ignored the formation and began to make a U-turn.

"Idiot! It cannot be reversed. He couldn't help but curse.

The enemy's firepower has increased no less than three times compared to the previous one. A salvo of denser large-caliber railguns led to a cloud-like assault on the ship's No. 5 ship, which had turned halfway through.

Turning around on the battlefield is the same as suicide. The light spots formed by the main engine are as noticeable as street lights at night.

The railgun hits directly, and the defensive magnetic field bears the brunt. In a violent flash, the No. 5 ship lost its defensive magnetic field. As if a substantial laser beam melted into its hull like tofu, explosions erupted one after another, throwing countless fragments into space.

Ship No. 5 was half-dead and seemed to be spinning in circles. 4 anti-ship heavy missiles, with unnecessary explosive intensity, covered its hull. Fragments of energy scattered outward, and the assault ship disappeared into the void as if it had never existed.

"Good fellows! It's all over in one bit! Ivan shrunk his neck, sucking snot bubbles, and looked like he was concerned.

"Old Fang, confirm the survivors of ship 5?" , Jasmine's perspective is different, she is more concerned about the safety of her comrades.

"I can't confirm it, so I guess it's more than lucky." , Fang Hushan is still so slow.

"Let's go around and give him a blow from behind." , the reckless one came from Max, the gunnery commander of the No. 4 ship. This young kid is a firepower supremacist. Liao Fan could imagine the young man gritting his teeth for losing control of his weapon.

"Can't go over, there is more than one enemy ship." , Liao Fan's tone is undoubted, and he did not save face because he was a friendly army.

"But..." Max's rebuttal was interrupted stiffly, thinking that someone on the 4th ship would take action and discipline this rash and reckless fellow.

The enemy sent a cruiser to block the Wandering, which can be said to be both reasonable and unexpected. This is mainly due to the lack of intelligence and the inability to accurately judge the strength of the enemy. After waiting for all the assault ships to arrive, the idea of charging the enemy line is unrealistic.

The cruisers were far superior to the assault ships in terms of armor and firepower, and it was unclear whether the enemy had other ships to cooperate in blocking the attack. It is not wise and irresponsible.

"Captain, I need to contact the mothership in your name and ask for a change of formation. The armor of the assault ship was too weak to complete the task of breaking forward. ”

"Will people be called cowardly, is there really no other way?" Jasmine's thin eyebrows were twisted together, and she pressed her small fist against her mouth, and it was difficult to make up her mind for a while.

White light flashed, and another assault ship exploded under the direct hit of the railgun. Several small black dots flew out of the explosion, which were quickly picked up by shipborne observers and marked with a green mark. This is a life-saving pod, an escape device on board.

"Let's get over there, quick!"

Putting aside her hesitation for a moment, Jasmine asks the No. 3 ship to enter rescue mode.

"No! The enemy is waiting for someone to come to the rescue. ”

Liao Fan used the authority of the gunnery chief to prevent Ivan from controlling the spaceship to approach the wrecked spaceship.

"You guy, don't you want to see death or save you!"

The rage was interrupted by a bright white glow.

The Viking 2 ship was closer to the exploding 1 ship, which tried to rescue it. Large-caliber railguns swept over. The hull is divided into two sections, front and rear, and slowly rotates in opposite directions. Dancing human bodies can be seen floating in space. The air condensed into a white mist, spurting out like blood.

Facts have proved Liao Fan's judgment. The 450 mm caliber railgun of the Furuhawk-class cruiser is fatal for a small ship like an assault ship as long as it is rubbed.

Two friendly ships were sunk in a row, and you don't need to look to know what the faces of the officers and men of the starship are.

"This is ship No. 3, the enemy cruiser has too much firepower, and I ask to change the formation and reinforce the high-defense units. Request reinforcements for high-defense units. ”

Jasmine didn't say much anymore and decisively applied to the mothership. It's no longer a matter of face or cowardice, if this continues, the forward ship group will be slaughtered, and the Wanderer will still not be able to break out of the encirclement.

The remaining assault ships invariably took measures to avoid the war. Among them, the No. 6 ship was slow to react, and it was unable to accelerate and maneuver to evade. This is a problem caused by the captain's underestimation in advance and not entering the deep-sea mode.

As expected, the No. 6 ship struggled for less than two minutes before it was caught by cruiser gunfire. From the communication loop, Ship 6 made desperate pleas, asking friendly forces to help attract fire. However, in front of the large-caliber railgun that kills with one hit, who would risk being sunk to attract firepower for the No. 6 ship.

Liao Fan was indifferent, Ivan Quan didn't hear it, Jasmine bit her lip, and Fang Hushan was silent. Ignoring the pleas of friendly forces, the No. 3 ship continued to distance itself from the enemy ship group.

After the flash, the starboard side of the No. 6 ship was covered with cracked lines, and the main engine in the left rear shattered in a steady flicker. Losing balance on its axis, the ship trembled sickly. The posture control vent struggled to control the ship's balance, but failed. White light engulfed everything in the rotation.

There was silence in the communication loop.

Liao Fan is not guilty. On the battlefield, only those who are well prepared will survive. It's a pity that the crew of the No. 6 ship followed an unqualified captain.

"The assault ship retreats, the assault ship retreats."

There is finally a response from the mothership direction. Suddenly, the hull of the ship was surrounded by a dense array of fire and pillars of light. The sudden and powerful firepower made the body tremble. He quickly calmed his mind. The firepower came from behind, and even if someone broke through the rear of the ship group, it would be impossible to chisel through the formation so quickly, and he calmed down when he thought of this.

It's your own people.

Ship 3 slowed down and stabilized its track, in case it was hit by its own fire because of the unstable course, it would be too wrong.

"Why slow down!" Jasmine's voice became shrill. Without time to pay attention to her, Liao Fan continued to stabilize his course and slowed down.

The port side of the assault ship that appeared from the behemoth hull resembled a moving wall, obscuring the starlight.

The upper echelons of the Wanderer are very aggressive. When the front line was blocked, they did not let the frigate group be cannon fodder, but rushed up themselves.

Liao Fan's original intention was that the Wanderer would send an empty troop carrier. These guys, who are good for nothing except for thick armor and a huge cargo compartment, happen to become the shield of the assault ship group, and there is room for maneuver in the battle around the troop carrier.

Unexpectedly, the Wanderer rushed up on its own. This big guy, whether it is armor, firepower is comparable to small ships. The salvo of its defensive artillery group alone was enough for the enemy to drink a pot. This time it's the enemy's turn to be nerve-wracked!

Suppressing his inexplicable excitement, he contacted the No. 4 ship and prepared to implement a new tactical concept. The two assault ships formed a formation again and made a detour to the side of the battlefield.

The Wanderer is a giant, and in the face of the enemy ships that block it, it has no scruples and rushes forward to destroy the ancient decay. The composite armor of the heavy battleship, coupled with the strong defensive magnetic field, all five cruisers concentrated their firepower and could not break the defense immediately.

The mothership is advancing at maximum combat speed. Soon close enough distance to the enemy blocking ship group. Dense, raindrops of bright white fire came from the close defense artillery group, thick columns of laser light waving unscrupulously in the void.

The enemy cruiser group could not hold back and began to slowly retreat. Unexpectedly, the Wanderer didn't give them a chance to repair at all. Ignoring the danger of collision, the mothership rushed forward. At the same time, more than 30 Tempest-class aerospace fighters, as well as Wasp-class space fighters that have been launched one after another, joined the battle group. Small-caliber railgun fire lines formed a fire network and covered the blocking ship group.

Five enemy ships were wounded in multiple places. In order to avoid further damage, they accelerated back and spread out the formation.

The massive mothership, enveloped in unparalleled might, protrudes from the defense line of the Imperial Blocking Ship Group.

The Eagle-class group was forced to split into left and right wings. On the side of 3 cruisers, prepare to regroup the ships and launch a counterattack.

They were attacked from an unexpected direction. The two Viking-class assault ships managed to outflank the Wanderer while everyone's attention was on the Wanderer.

8 small-caliber railguns plus 4 laser guns are not enough to break through the defense of the Elder Eagle class. Under the blitzkrieg, the results can be said to be none. Even then, the well-formed enemy ships began to falter. In order to evade the possibility of a larger surprise attack, they spread out their formation, and there was no way to block the Wanderer.

"Well done!" Jasmine's face flushed with excitement.

The assault ship did not stop any longer, and in the deep-sea acceleration mode, it turned into a streamer, followed the gap left by the enemy ship, and flew to a higher orbit of the earth in one fell swoop.

At the outline of the earth, a cloud of black shadows filled the air. You don't need to confirm to know that enemy reinforcements are coming. If the Imperial Grand Fleet arrives later, the Wanderer will be captured or sunk, even if it is heavily armored.

The Rover has completed accelerated preparations. Leave behind the mother planet that is scorched by the flames of the nucleus. In a corner of the Empire's blockade, the Viking 3 was in it, and it was inconspicuous.

The wide-area monitor switches to rearview mode. As the orange planet faded away, the bridge fell silent. Liao Fan was thoughtful, what kind of future awaits them?